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Asian Champions League victor banned by AFC
Jordan to host top women’s football event in Asia
Jordan has been unveiled as the host of the Women’s Asia Cup international football tournament in 2018.
China targets seat at Fifa’s top table
China’s Zhang Jian is among the seven contenders who will stand for election for the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) three additional places on the Fifa Council.
Growing pains | The Asian Champions League and its fight for relevance
The Asian Champions League has been transformed in recent years, but there is still a long way to go if the tournament is to fulfil its potential for Asian football’s stakeholders. John Duerden reports.
China amongst candidates for 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that China, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea have all expressed an interest in hosting the 2023 edition of its showpiece Asian Cup national team tournament.
Asian and African football bodies forge partnership
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have strengthened their ties by signing a wide-ranging four year partnership.
Chinese FA reveals bid plans for 2023 Asian Cup
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has announced that it is planning to bid to host the 2023 edition of the Asian Cup national team tournament.
AFC rallies behind Sheikh Salman in Fifa presidency race
President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, has received full backing from his executive committee as he bids to replace Sepp Blatter at the head of Fifa, football’s world governing body.
Fifa presidential candidate Chung hits out at AFC
Fifa presidential candidate Chung Mong-joon has accused the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) of lobbying its members in a bid to drum up support for rival Michel Platini at next year’s election.
Dubai poised to launch Asian Cup stadium contest
A competition to design a 60,000-seat stadium in Dubai to host matches when the 2019 Asian Cup national team football tournament is staged in the United Arab Emirates has been launched, according to the Reuters news agency.
Uefa calls for postponement of Fifa presidential election
Football’s European governing body Uefa has led the calls for the scheduled election for the presidency of Fifa tomorrow (Friday) to be postponed amidst the crisis enveloping the sport’s global governing body.
Fifa bans former vice-president, as AFC suspends general secretary
World football’s governing body Fifa has today (Wednesday) issued an eight-year ban to former vice-president Reynald Temarii, while the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has suspended general secretary Alex Soosay amid further fallout from corruption scandals revolving around Qatari powerbroker Mohamed bin Hammam.
Sheikh Ahmad enhances power base with seat at Fifa’s top table
Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has further solidified his status as one of sport’s key powerbrokers after being elected unopposed as one of Asia’s three ordinary representative’s on Fifa’s Executive Committee, as it was confirmed that Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa would continue as president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
UAE clinches hosting rights for 2019 Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has awarded the hosting rights for the 2019 edition of its Asian Cup showpiece national team tournament to the United Arab Emirates.
Sheikh Salman poised to retain AFC presidency
Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa is set to retain his position as the head of Asian football after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today (Wednesday) confirmed he will stand unopposed for re-election as president of the continental governing body.